After many months of filings, applications, phone calls, and hard work, LV soLVe was granted tax exempt status by the IRS! On 4/6/2018 around 11am, we received the following letter of determination stating that LV soLVe is exempt from federal income taxes. Donors of LV soLVe can officially deduct contributions under IRC Section 170 .…
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The National Diaper Bank Network and diaper bank leaders throughout the state will hold our first Pennsylvania Lobby Day in Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Join us for a full of training, policy discussion, networking, outreach and, of course, meetings with legislators and their staff. Did I mention Tee Shirts? Participants will be the first to wear the…
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Bill White’s column about the “Hail Mary” pass that produced a miracle got the story right. The federal government stopped funding transitional housing programs in favor of a concept that doesn’t make sense. The result was the prospect of shutting down one of two transitional housing programs the Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown operates to help those…
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9 Fast Facts on #DiaperNeed • 1 in 3 families struggle with diaper need. • 5.2 million babies and toddlers under the age of 3 live in poor and low-income families. • Government safety-net programs do not recognize diapers as a basic need. • Diapers cannot be obtained with food stamps, and are classified with…
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See what young people are doing to make the Lehigh Valley a better place Source: 12 good deeds done by young people in the Lehigh Valley
Had an awesome experience with The Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank this weekend. Helped to stage diaper order requests for several organizations in the Lehigh Valley. Learned that there is clearly a dire need for larger sized diapers and pull ups in the Valley. I wish we had enough resources to give them what they needed,…
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The Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank has been one of the few organizations in Eastern PA truly dedicated towards addressing the chronic lack of diapers throughout the region. The work by Pat and the organization can only be described as spectacular. The number of lives they have influenced over the years are countless. At LV…
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The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley finds a miracle to save key homeless housing program, writes Morning Call columnist Bill White The term “Hail Mary” is firmly entrenched in football terminology as a desperate long pass into the end zone at the end of a half or particularly the end of a game.…
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DiapersMost people do not realize how big of a problem diapers are for parents. An issue most of us seem to take for granted have become a tremendous issue for local homeless shelters. When reaching out to most of the homeless shelters in the area asking them what they need, the first thing that comes…
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